J-Pop music is an integral part of Japanese popular culture. It is used everywhere: anime, commercials, movies, radio shows, TV shows, and video games. Some news shows on TV even run a J-Pop song during its end credit roll. It is often played over loud speakers in shops.
J-Pop songs are often played at a very rapid, frantic pace that many people argue reduces their quality greatly. In anime and shows on TV especially drama, J-Pop songs are changed every season, up to four times a year. As most have both opening and ending songs, when a show runs for a year, it has eight songs that would be credited with being a part of the show. While this does not seem like much, Buffy the Vampire Slayer which run for 7 seasons, 1997 to 2003, has only 30 songs on its two albums released in the USA. An anime series that runs for the same length could have 56 full songs that would be paired with it, with at least one song to be released as a single and it would only fill 30 minutes on TV.
This pace makes for quickly revolving faces of J-Pop. Many artists will only release an album and several singles before fading back into anonymity. It is very difficult to stay prominent for longer than this, and sustaining popularity for a decade is considered outstanding. Groups like Chage & Aska, B'z, Southern All Stars, and TUBE had been popular for over 15 years and so are considered a phenomenal success. X Japan(Rock) X Japan, or X which was their initial name, was a JapaneseVisual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). Their sound started as Japanese rockspeed metal, and later went toward alternative rock, but always with a huge emphasis on beautiful ballads.
Morning musume( girl Idol group)
Morning Musume is an all-girl J-pop group from Japan. They are sometimes also referred to as "Momusu".Their act revolves around singing and dancing to generally upbeat melodies. They are the lead group of Hello! Project, masterminded by Naoki Yamazaki,and managed by producer Tsunku, who composes nearly all the lyrics and melodies for their songs. Currently, their overall single sales is the highest record of female group on the oricon chart
Arashi(嵐,lit. storm?) is a five-member Japaneseboy band under Johnny & Associates. They made their debut in September 15, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The group was signed to the Pony Canyon record label from 1999 to 2001 before transitioning to Johnny's Associates-powered J Storm record label in 2002, producing their future singles and albums. Amuro namie(dance music singer)
Namie Amuro is a Japanesesinger, dancer, and former child actor/singer, who, at the height of her popularity, was referred to as the "Teen Queen [of Japan]" and the "Queen of Japanese pop music".[
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J-Pop music is an integral part of Japanese popular culture. It is used everywhere: anime, commercials, movies, radio shows, TV shows, and video games. Some news shows on TV even run a J-Pop song during its end credit roll. It is often played over loud speakers in shops.J-Pop songs are often played at a very rapid, frantic pace that many people argue reduces their quality greatly. In anime and shows on TV especially drama, J-Pop songs are changed every season, up to four times a year. As most have both opening and ending songs, when a show runs for a year, it has eight songs that would be credited with being a part of the show. While this does not seem like much, Buffy the Vampire Slayer which run for 7 seasons, 1997 to 2003, has only 30 songs on its two albums released in the USA. An anime series that runs for the same length could have 56 full songs that would be paired with it, with at least one song to be released as a single and it would only fill 30 minutes on TV.
This pace makes for quickly revolving faces of J-Pop. Many artists will only release an album and several singles before fading back into anonymity. It is very difficult to stay prominent for longer than this, and sustaining popularity for a decade is considered outstanding. Groups like Chage & Aska, B'z, Southern All Stars, and TUBE had been popular for over 15 years and so are considered a phenomenal success.
X Japan(Rock)
X Japan, or X which was their initial name, was a Japanese Visual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). Their sound started as Japanese rock speed metal, and later went toward alternative rock, but always with a huge emphasis on beautiful ballads.
Morning musume( girl Idol group)
Morning Musume is an all-girl J-pop group from Japan. They are sometimes also referred to as "Momusu".Their act revolves around singing and dancing to generally upbeat melodies. They are the lead group of Hello! Project, masterminded by Naoki Yamazaki,and managed by producer Tsunku, who composes nearly all the lyrics and melodies for their songs. Currently, their overall single sales is the highest record of female group on the oricon chart
Arashi(boy idol group)
Arashi (嵐, lit. storm?) is a five-member Japanese boy band under Johnny & Associates. They made their debut in September 15, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The group was signed to the Pony Canyon record label from 1999 to 2001 before transitioning to Johnny's Associates-powered J Storm record label in 2002, producing their future singles and albums.
Namie Amuro is a Japanese singer, dancer, and former child actor/singer, who, at the height of her popularity, was referred to as the "Teen Queen [of Japan]" and the "Queen of Japanese pop music".[
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